Les is one of the few non family members i have watched age since i was just a very young boy. Quite surreal, i learned so much from him throughout my life that he feels like family
believe me, you have not learned anything. Seriously don't go out there. You will die. You don't just learn things from tv. You think you do. but if you get tested, youdie.
that was a good story. i had one once i thought i was being chased in the woods when i would walk or run i could hear someone behind me. but when i would stop i couldnt hear or see anyone until i realized my small fishing pole had fallen out of my backpack and was dragging back about 20 yards. then i just felt stupid and was glad no one saw me
Great Story! A female moose bluff-charged me. There is no mistaking an angry moose. Their hair stands up on my their back and their eyes glare red. Thanks Les.
Walked up on a cow moose giving BIRTH! Was putting my snowshoes in the same holes going back through a thicket & walked right up on her 5 ft away. Was TRANSFIXED watching that baby moose being born. (That Moose give birth laying down on her side) As soon as it was out of her she jumped up & came after me. One CAN run on snowshoes! I FLEW back out of that thicket & she stopped just before hitting the open swamps, looked back at her calf getting up on its wobbly legs & she returned to it & they left deeper into the thicket together. That calf was UP within a minute. Most amazing moose thing Ive ever seen & I saw a LOT living remote Alaskan bush for 27 years. Got treed lots of times. Moose ARE THE MOST dangerous critters in Alaska. Had one come after a huge open swamp after me one night from WAY across a valley. There was witches hair hainging from the trees everywhere so I balled it up on a stick & lit it just before the moose reached me. The FIRE kept it back a few feet but that damn thing followed me a mile til I got back to the cabin. Thank God there was lots of that witches hair growing all over as I had to keep pulling off more & adding it to the torch to keep that pissed off moose from stomping me. Was literally sticking the torch right under the mooses chin to keep it just feet away. Scary assed walk home that night!! Moose are both CRAZY & MEAN!! Not like BAMBI!!
Les Stroud you are a great survivalist, your show was the one that people liked watching...it was real straight forward and practical....and you would insert some humor in your shows to show people to ease your mind and calm down so you can think clearly.....I loved survivorman
living in eastern Canada, I would have to agree that bull moose in rut is just about the scariest animal ive ever come across. ive seen wild dogs, bear, mountain lion etc. they can all kill you. but you can usually read them, act accordingly, and get away. USUALLY. but a bull moose during the rut? 1200 plus pounds of sheer stupid rage. they may look goofy but a 1200 pound sexually frustrated and pissed off swamp donkey can ruin youre day real quick lol
I've been stalked and harassed by bear(s) that refused to leave me alone.. night after night or even in the day they would keep coming back. People say Black's are not much to worry about but i think they are like people with distinct personalities so you can get a bad one. Anyway when living in the bush for a couple months i was more worried about Cougars than i was the 2 or 3 bears that kept stalking me. If a cougar wants you you're screwed. You likely wouldn't see or hear it until it jumps on your back and bites your neck choking you out and pinning you to the ground.. as you watch it eating you with your last breath.
Disney's Robin Hood Les Stroud and the bull moose Runnin' through the forest Les jumpin' bushes, dodgin' trees And tryin' to get away Regretin' his foolishness But escapin' and finally makin' it Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally Golly, what a day Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally Won't put that canoe so far awaaaay
Devin Taylor And the only people who like Les are those who can buy into his "Proof Big Foot is Real" claims. Both Les and Bear are making money off of gullible people who can't tell one reality TV bullshit style from the other's. Entertainment TV is not reality or real life. Maybe Big foot is Les's daddy,,, what do think?
In Yellowstone on my honeymoon. All of the cars are parked and that always means game. It is the 3rd week of September. Down in a grassy plain with patches of trees. Right in the middle of one is a huge bull moose. All these people keep walking closer and closer trying to take pictures. There is another guy and I and we are backing up, and we are telling people to back off. He is going to come out of there and make you into mince meat. All of the tourists are shucking us off. This guy I am with says that he is going to wait and see who needs first aid as he is search and rescue. The bull paws the ground a couple of times and shakes his head. Then he bellars at the top of his lungs and comes charging out of the trees. These tourists were running everywhere, and the bull just turned his back and ran off. This guy I never met and I are sitting on the ground with tears rolling down our cheeks from laughing as it was one of the funniest things I have ever seen.
bashfulbrother , Went through Yellowstone 2 years ago. Saw some idiot laughing as he honked his horn at a bison crossing the road. WASNT laughing when it pissed off the bison & it knocked his lil car into the ditch!! Caved in his front bumper & passenger side of his car! His wife was freikin climbing over the seat into the back away from the shattering windows! Bet he NEVER honks at another one!! 😁
Now that is hilarious... A moose in Yellowstone park was considered to be a myth at one point... Even some of the rangers didn't believe there was one in the park
I’ve watched from the beginning I absolutely love these commentaries on your adventures...take extra special care. Much respect for your teachings and thank you...
I am on disability, told I'll NEVER be able to work again. Point being, I am really poor, and I have ALWAYS wanted to learn survivalist skills from a pro. Like a weekend workshop or something. If anyone ever wants to include me, invite me, etc to one of these I would deeply be indebted to you. These things cost an arm and a leg for someone with my monthly income. I live in southern Illinois, nothing like this exists around here. Maybe one day. I'll keep praying. Great story by the way.
If I ever going to southern Illinois, you and I are going on a light weight survival camping trip. I am no Les Stroud, but I believe we can have a great time and I might have some tricks that might come in handy someday
A bull moose is no joke. Last time i went to Algonquin a bull challenged its reflection in my black cars paint job. Insurance declared the cost of repair more than the price of my three week old vibe. Total write off. Closest i can compare is a pitbull on meth but bigger than your car. He took out all windows and lights on one side in a single pass and moved the car three feet on the next. I fetaled under the steering wheel and took up primal screaming on the spot. I dont do northern Ontario in rutting season.
THAT is helarious!!! My husband are still laughing!!!! Thank you!!!! Now I want go know what you would have gotten, IF that moose would have successfully mated with your car??
When I was about 15, A friend and I were on the Clarksfork river in montana and we were treed by a cow moose with a calf...It was the scariest time I ever had...Lucky we had a tree we could get up or we would have been mush
I got a moose story. 1974 my family is camping at Yellowstone, I'm 13 and my two older brothers are 14 and 15. We hiked way out into the woods and see a moose rack sticking up above the tall grass. We crept up on it till we got so close that my brother touched it. It just sat there chewing grass and then it's stood up and walked off. We had no idea how dumb we were, I got it on film from my 8 mm camera.
Les has an impeccable reputation to uphold and always narrates his films with the utmost integrity, if he tells it-then you can believe it as the truth as best he knows. Well done once again my brother and God bless you on your future adventures.
bad bob yeah all except the part about a 1500 pound moose in Ontario. Not a chance. 1000 pounds maybe.But yes even 1000 pounds of rutting moose no one wants to mess with.
Thank you for that excellent story! I lived in Northern New Hampshire for many years(& I really miss it though I'm in Southern NH now). We have many moose and there's always a similar story like that every fall. Waking up to one looking in your window can make you wake right up! Jogging up there can be hazardous to your health if you meet up with one,which happened to my father. Getting chased back down a hill because a female moose doesn't like your motorcycle & ending up late for work was not my husband's favorite thing. So ya, I can total understand what you went through. Thanks again for that great story!
The two stories I've heard him tell didn't have him actually seeing a bigfoot. And in neither one did he claim that it was actually a bigfoot. Just that it didn't sound like any other animal known to be in Alaska.
The story I heard was he saw a bigfoot fucking a moose, so he hid behind a bush and rubbed one out while he watched. Then darted back in the wilderness
He must of said something really offensive in cow talk, because when he did it my girlfriend came into the room asking "what was that" and she had a really stern look on her face. True story.
2 bull moose came running into my camp, very early morning..had coffee water cooking. my rifle was 4 or 5 paces away and would have been a joke anyways, a breakdown over and under 410/22. I kept my campfire between me and them talking softly.."look guys, I don't have a problem with you, don't have a problem with me.." one turned tail and ran, but the other, all 1200 pounds of him, kinda hunched up it's shoulders and giving me the evil eye. I just kept talking low..keeping the fire between us as he would slowly reach down and grab a weed..munching it slowly, looking at me as if considering whether or not I was worth the effort. he took his time, letting me know who was boss, and slowly wandered out of camp. probably the luckiest day of my life. that was in the Tetons outside of jackson hole.
Crazy story! Thoughts on where I should go to learn survival skills? I am practicing on my own but I want to learn self sustainability like pre 1800s and I am willing to work a shit job while I look. I am planning on going to west US in a week to start looking on foot
I was chased by a moose once, up in Banff or Jasper National Park, 1966. I was 15, and with my parents and a sibling on a family vacation. Along the highway in the middle of the park, we stopped the car to watch a couple moose grazing at the edge of a shallow pond about 100 yards away. I grabbed the 8mm movie camera to get some action of the two moose, and ran down the embankment at the side of the road, and started winding the spring in the camera for a half-minute long shot. While I was looking down winding, the bull started toward me. I looked up, pucker factor 9.9, and high-tailed it back to the embankment, climbing it like a dirt-bike with a paddle tire, and got into the car, heart racing like a frightened rabbit. The moose stopped about halfway to the embankment, having gotten me to go away. I don't think I #2'd for a week.
Thanks! Really good story from a good storyteller. Happened something similar with me once.. Instead of moose & kayak it was wild boar & horse. That was a true “Fear for your life” experience and I’m highly surprised I didn’t sht in my pants at the critical moments.
My Uncle was hunting Moose in Northern Ontario with 7 other guys that hunted every year almost 30 years. The guys stopped pushing the bush, got together to partake in some spirits. The all set their guns against trees and were socializing. No one knew that within 50 yards of them was a big bull Moose. He came out charging at them. My Uncle said not one of the eight guys picked up their gun. Dear that the Moose would not drop or fear of just missing the shot. Death to all that miss. They all climbed the closest trees they could get to. Fortunately the Moose did not hang around.
Moose are freaking scary, scary animals any time of year let alone in rut. In a work camp in northern British Columbia there were two camps about 500 meters (yards for Americans) apart. I'd gone over to the other camp to drink with some friends and was staggering back at the last possible hour before dark fell and got chased by a moose. Fortunately there were a lot of trees spaced quite close together and moose with those hugely long legs don't corner well. I don't know how far it chased me since fear and my pounding heart drowned out any sound but I zigzagged between trees all the way to the bunkhouse and up the stairs and slammed the door behind me.
I understand this was a terrifying experience and I would have literally pissed myself and been traumatized BUT imagining what this must have looked and sounded like has me cackling.
Great story,I had a cougar follow me and my bf up st.joe mountain years ago,all we could see was his Green eyes reflecting our flash light behind us. It was awesome!
@@Doxymeister Perhaps if we would have brought Dachshunds with us we could have offered him one...a snack I mean... LoL..naaa even though I can't deal with those dogs because their so stubborn I wouldn't offer one up. We had our lab with us and honestly I think it was looking at her. We kept her very close and inside our tent. They always attack from behind and that's where it stayed the entire night, so we knew what to do.
@@firebreather7739 ROFL, truth! Stubborn, opinionated, loud....but lovable and loyal! Yep, that very probably was what that big cat was after, humans are not normally on their menu, although a sick or elderly cougar likely wouldn't turn one down in a pinch. Glad you guys are okay!
Mr Les Stroud is one of tne very best ever. He and I like Matt Graham as well. They both are incredible at what they do. Appreciate every time I see either if these 2 work in the wilderness. Great story Les, look forward to many more.
Great story! One December evening several years ago, I came upon a buck pawing at the ground in my front yard. The buck had been fighting with another buck and, with its swollen neck and broken antler, it was clearly in an angry mood. I thought it might be interesting to test its reaction so I started making grunt noises. To my surprise, the buck responded with a snort and started to trot towards me. My distinct impression was that the buck exuded rage and would have stomped me to the ground given the chance. Fortunately, with the buck only 20 feet from me I was able to jump in my car. The deer then wandered off.
Less I miss you brother, thank you for allowing me to follow your so matter of fact journeys. I feel like I’m hiding in your back pocket, but get to pop out now and then to watch. Never stop. You are what we need. Keep us connected.
I was fishing up Blodgett Creek in Bitterroot Valley, Montana when a baby moose appeared on the other side of the creek...my first thought: "Oh, shit, where is momma?"...Well, mom showed up and it went downhill from there. Scared? Damn right....anyone says they would not have been have been, have never entered the food chain of the Rockies.
HO-BOY!I I live on the other side of the river, and yup, we have a lot of moose, mice, meese, um whatever, even one is a whole lot of critter. They can be quiet and docile, until they decide not to be, and then you don't want to be around.
Just last summer, I, and my two dogs,were tent camping,in South eastern Wyoming,Snowy Range Mnts .There had been bear sitings, campground closures,due to that .I'd seen fresh bear scat,and tree scrapings,but just wasn't really worried,with my dogs Hiking on a narrow trail,in deep woods,we rounded a bend, and there, drinking from a stream,was a huge,cow moose,and her calf!Not 30 feet away.Two things happened.One,both my dogs, thankfully,had enough sense not to chase after them ,as two,they ran off into the deep woods.It was an awesome,cool sight.
Hey Les, that was a good one. I had one of those trembling- scared running like hell, tumbling, tearing your lungs out, ordeals one morning in the Red Buttes Wilderness of Northern Calif. involving a female black bear and her very small cub. Thankfully my dog I think is what provided some distraction to the bear, allowing me to get away. I blew my whistle before entering any iffy areas after that. Back then, in my late 30's- I'm turning 61 today, still here- Yahhooo!
Stan Stanlison Indeed hippos do have the highest kill rate in Africa but that's only because the gun toting squirrels are exceedingly good at covering up their crimes.
@@Dr0ctagonapus5 You can go with Todd. He invites people to see them themselves or you can go camping so deep in the forest. Check out his videos and email. Maybe to one of them places that begins with Devil's pass, demon's trail, dead man's pass. They are named that for a reason. Good luck, hopefully you will see a Dogman as well.
My dad was bow hunting at our old house in pike, and a huge moose just walks up to him while he was sitting against a tree. This moose didn't care at all, it went right up to him and started like nuzzling up against his bow, and it would not leave him alone.
I mean, I knew they were massive, but it never really sank in till I was at a bar in the Northwoods and just like "HOLY FUCK, from neck base to eyes is like 2.5ft, and prolly 3ft around at the base of the neck". And the fucker had a smaller sized rack!
I ran into a GIGANTIC CANADIAN MOOSE in the wild on a random island in Canada...it made horses look small. I was 13-14 years old..alone..and I was across the water from it..about 30-40 feet...it came out of the woods to drink..it was beautiful..I'll never forget it. Scary, but very cool.
I always enjoy your wilderness shows Les. I can feel for the fear you must have been going thru. Here is a little adventure that happened to me on the day Mt St Helens blew off. I had been working on the new construction of a power plant in Boardman Oregon and took a chance on a raffle ticket for a Jeep Wagoner and to my surprise I win the Jeep . So now I have this red Wagoner and it is the week before Mt St Helens goes off. I register the jeep and go to Wenatchee Wa. . the apple capital of Wa. It was the weekend and I did not have work that day .I was climbing the mountain or giant hill what ever you would call it and it is unbelievably steep with the Jeep. The trail road is pretty narrow and I guess I am half way up the mountain and I remember looking off the side of the mountain and remarking to myself how steep this hill is when this flash goes flying past the front of the Jeep . It was a about a 10 ft tall Moose , gigantic , if it hit the jeep it would have gone tumbling down the mountain but it missed by about a foot .At that time I decided to turn around and go back down the mountain as that was just too crazy and maybe it was time to end my adventure for that day.When I get to the bottom of the mountain and come to this convenience store I notice these black rings around the eyes of some bikers , chopper motorcycles that had come into the store parking lot . I got out and went into the store to find out that Mt St Helens had just gone off. As you know , confronting a Moose in the wild can be a terrifying moment. It is best to stay clear of them.
Excellent, and Reminded me of a time surging the river jetty, and paddling in cause of blue sharks approaching, grabbing the next swell riding with the only thought... "I can't be mauled today... I've got to be at work in an hour."
Why cant people just take tv for what it is and thank the performers for a good show, at least he is entertaining, everyone already knows that 99.99 of these survival shows are all show, TV . Its entertainment., by the way Les is also a excellent harmonica player and musician.
Mr. Les, you're one Brave man!! I'd never go back in the forest area!! When I'd been 11 yrs. old, my Cuzin, 10 as well my sissy! We'd lived in a, small village in the country back in La. the Barb wire separated our farm from my cuzins' daddys' land! She'd said it was no problem for us to go on our picnic! Well, all was well for about an hour! Then we'd heard cows mooing and we'd known they were her dads' cows! Never in my love had I'd seen such a, monstrous Brahman bull coming our way!! We'd become so frightened and myself being a, handicapped child from Polio, I'd been wearing one large leg brace!! ( as forest camp). Ha! Well, this little girl can not run!! That day I'm sure with our Father Gods' help I'd flown to cross over that Barb wire! Ha! Ha! I'd beat my sissy and cousin! We'd crossed just in time for that Bull was trying to burst that fence! My father seen us running and he'd ran towards us seeing that bull coming toward us!! He'd had his long pole he'd use to steer our cattle, pigs, chickens, ducks we'd had on our small farm! He'd fought that bull from breaking that Barb wire! Then he'd scolded us for being across the fence! Ha! Never ever again did we, picnic across that fence! We'd done nothing to deserve his ire yet, he'd not taken a; liking us being there! Later, my father had my cuzins' father double up on this Barb wire fence!! That bull was so angry!! I'm nearly 70 Yrs. old now! Your experience with the bull moose bought back this memory!! I've never been able to run! That day I'd flown! Ha! Ha! I'd be dead today had Father not carried me!! Love ❤️ you videos!! Love you!! God Bless, Méria Jeanfreaux!!
That was one hell of a story. I really enjoyed it. Although... .... during the story i was expecting it to go south with an appearance from a B.S. bigfoot. Thanks for keeping a fantastic story true.
Chris Saltstone Been there, and agree, that really is one big goose. Good thing they don't get that big in real life. Hosing down goose poop that size would be a total nightmare, especially after a flock passed by.
+Marvin Double It wasnt the moose that was dangerous it was the car that was shite. There is a reason why both nationaly made cars here in sweden , saab and volvo, both are made to withstand the impact from a moose.
The Zee Group - Every single one of our ancestors did. Society has detached us so far from reality. I live in the woods, and I'll NEVER leave again. 12 deer out my bedroom window eating right now actually. Haha
toulouse666 , ABSOLUTLY!! Jan/I forsook the easy city life to go Bush Alaska. 27 years of the most backbreaking, hard labor, constant danger things anybody could do & TOTALLY WORTH IT!! NO REGRETS except getting old. Figure I will wind up as a pile of BEAR shit someday but turn about is fairplay. God knows weve eatin our fair share of them!! Be better than winding up helpless in some damn nursing home unable to wipe my own ass. Life is to be LIVED!!
If he was American he'd have had a handgun and as much moose meat as he wants to trek out of the forest! I would NEVER do what Les does without at least one gun...
I'm from Saskatchewan. I was hunting elk in September about five years ago. I farm so normally I'm combining but that year it was raining for about three or four days on and off so I thought I would go hunt elk up in the provincial forest about five miles north of my farm. It is common for us farmers who live near the forest to do some elk hunting if we had wet weather during harvest. Some years, it's clear and dry so we don't get a chance to elk hunt. Anyway, I took the quad up to the forest's edge, and started walking and stopping to call every few miles. I was up there all day. Found a nice meadow where I noticed some fresh tracks. The meadow is about 100 yards long or so. I hunkered down prone in the grass. I waited at the down wind side of the meadow and started using my bull elk call. Not five minutes later: "bang" "crash" "crunch" in the bush on the far side of the meadow. I was thinking: "oh boy that was easy, here comes a bull elk. Perfect!" I stopped calling as I knew this animal was close. My .300 Remington Ultra Mag was fully loaded. All I had to do was slip off the safety once I figured out that it was a bull elk for certain. I didn't want to shoot anything else as I didn't have a tag for any other animals nor was it season to shoot anything else yet. Out of the clearing comes this bull moose. "That's odd, why would a bull moose come towards an elk call?" He seen me and he was coming across the meadow on a trot and snorting and looking very unimpressed of my being there. My first thought was to hopefully find a good climbing tree and hunker there. Unfortunately, there weren't any spruce trees close by, which are the easiest to climb here. All there were was a bunch of poplars, and none had any low lying branches that would hold my weight. I knew that I could never outrun it to find a good tree to climb. I didn't want to shoot it as I mentioned before it wasn't moose season yet, nor did I have a moose tag. I had only one option left. By this time, the moose stopped 10 yards short of me and was snorting more than ever. He looked ready to charge and trample me. I slid my safety off and shot up in the air. This made him think a bit but he wouldn't back off. I fired again inches from the top of his head, hoping the wind of the bullet would scare him. I was thinking: "I only have one more bullet left in my magazine. I would have to reload fast to put three more shells in." Luckily, that second "buzz cut" shot worked. He cowered his head down when I shot, and slowly trotted away, snorting the entire time. I can testify to Les's story. Moose are dangerous at the best of times, but are extremely dangerous during rut. Luckily for me, I had my rifle. I probably would have shot the moose on my third shot out of self defence, although this was obviously my last chance choice. Les didn't have a rifle. I spend a lot of time outdoors but Les is obviously a better outdoorsman than I am. He used pure smarts to help him. Still, very lucky. Great story Les. I love your show!
Les is one of the few non family members i have watched age since i was just a very young boy. Quite surreal, i learned so much from him throughout my life that he feels like family
believe me, you have not learned anything. Seriously don't go out there. You will die. You don't just learn things from tv. You think you do. but if you get tested, youdie.
4:22, I'm up a tree, shaking like a leaf.
That is great camouflage,I never would have thought of that.
ba ha !! good one ! thanks I needed that giggle today !
Heck yeah Cover and concealment at its finest. That was the best line of the story
@@michaelleehoward9466 stealth level 110 .. lol
Eric?
@@joeschmoe3202 what ?
that was a good story. i had one once i thought i was being chased in the woods when i would walk or run i could hear someone behind me. but when i would stop i couldnt hear or see anyone until i realized my small fishing pole had fallen out of my backpack and was dragging back about 20 yards. then i just felt stupid and was glad no one saw me
But now the internet knows Jerry.......The internet knows.
lol now i record my walks. so i will have it on video next time. check out my channel i am getting ready to walk around lake michigan.
Great Story! A female moose bluff-charged me. There is no mistaking an angry moose. Their hair stands up on my their back and their eyes glare red. Thanks Les.
Jerry Maxwell
I hear ya man, cool and funny.
Jerry Maxwell lol that's actually pretty funny :)
Walked up on a cow moose giving BIRTH! Was putting my snowshoes in the same holes going back through a thicket & walked right up on her 5 ft away. Was TRANSFIXED watching that baby moose being born. (That Moose give birth laying down on her side) As soon as it was out of her she jumped up & came after me. One CAN run on snowshoes! I FLEW back out of that thicket & she stopped just before hitting the open swamps, looked back at her calf getting up on its wobbly legs & she returned to it & they left deeper into the thicket together. That calf was UP within a minute. Most amazing moose thing Ive ever seen & I saw a LOT living remote Alaskan bush for 27 years. Got treed lots of times. Moose ARE THE MOST dangerous critters in Alaska. Had one come after a huge open swamp after me one night from WAY across a valley. There was witches hair hainging from the trees everywhere so I balled it up on a stick & lit it just before the moose reached me. The FIRE kept it back a few feet but that damn thing followed me a mile til I got back to the cabin. Thank God there was lots of that witches hair growing all over as I had to keep pulling off more & adding it to the torch to keep that pissed off moose from stomping me. Was literally sticking the torch right under the mooses chin to keep it just feet away. Scary assed walk home that night!! Moose are both CRAZY & MEAN!! Not like BAMBI!!
Dave Jan wow !!
Wow! I was scared just reading this!!!!
You ever see a bigfoot??
Michelle Miller , Not in Alaska.
Stone Cold Crazy google the Johnny Cash song “Springtime in Alaska” and you’ll understand.
Les Stroud you are a great survivalist, your show was the one that people liked watching...it was real straight forward and practical....and you would insert some humor in your shows to show people to ease your mind and calm down so you can think clearly.....I loved survivorman
living in eastern Canada, I would have to agree that bull moose in rut is just about the scariest animal ive ever come across. ive seen wild dogs, bear, mountain lion etc. they can all kill you. but you can usually read them, act accordingly, and get away. USUALLY. but a bull moose during the rut? 1200 plus pounds of sheer stupid rage. they may look goofy but a 1200 pound sexually frustrated and pissed off swamp donkey can ruin youre day real quick lol
I've been stalked and harassed by bear(s) that refused to leave me alone.. night after night or even in the day they would keep coming back. People say Black's are not much to worry about but i think they are like people with distinct personalities so you can get a bad one. Anyway when living in the bush for a couple months i was more worried about Cougars than i was the 2 or 3 bears that kept stalking me. If a cougar wants you you're screwed. You likely wouldn't see or hear it until it jumps on your back and bites your neck choking you out and pinning you to the ground.. as you watch it eating you with your last breath.
Lmaooooooooo swamp donkey. Lmaoooooooooo 🤣🤣😂😂🤣😂begging for cigarettes and bus transfers. I’m rolling 😂🤣😂🤣
Swamp donkey!! 😂😂
Wild dogs? Really ? Tell more
@@xpmulescary thinking big cats are out there. Can u tell about the bears stalking you
Disney's Robin Hood
Les Stroud and the bull moose
Runnin' through the forest
Les jumpin' bushes, dodgin' trees
And tryin' to get away
Regretin' his foolishness
But escapin' and finally makin' it
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
Golly, what a day
Oo-de-lally, Oo-de-lally
Won't put that canoe so far awaaaay
Mondoblasto0 That was awesome
I thought EXACTLY the same thing!
the only people that dislike Les Stroud are Bear Grills fans.
Devin Taylor Seriously. Les is obviously a great dude... don't understand the hate.
Richard Smith Probably because its a Canadian that did it first
Devin Taylor And the only people who like Les are those who can buy into his "Proof Big Foot is Real" claims. Both Les and Bear are making money off of gullible people who can't tell one reality TV bullshit style from the other's. Entertainment TV is not reality or real life. Maybe Big foot is Les's daddy,,, what do think?
sailingsolar Or yours....
Devin Taylor don't forget Survivor, you're not going to make it out alive if you aren't bickering and gossiping amongst each other
I miss your stories Les, would love to see and hear more from you. Stay strong, stay safe and God Bless.
That cow call sounded like my mother inlaw in the mornings...GOODLORD i shook
michael hill that y it chased him...bad impersonation....
@@Flatleava hahahaah
That’s the sound I make when it’s tax time and I own money. 😂😂😂
🤣🤣🤣
love that you share mistakes. makes you human.
Sandra Mount yeah all of us...
Love Les he is the man 👍❤👣 from across the pond Scotland 😊👍🏴
In Yellowstone on my honeymoon. All of the cars are parked and that always means game. It is the 3rd week of September. Down in a grassy plain with patches of trees. Right in the middle of one is a huge bull moose. All these people keep walking closer and closer trying to take pictures. There is another guy and I and we are backing up, and we are telling people to back off. He is going to come out of there and make you into mince meat. All of the tourists are shucking us off. This guy I am with says that he is going to wait and see who needs first aid as he is search and rescue. The bull paws the ground a couple of times and shakes his head. Then he bellars at the top of his lungs and comes charging out of the trees. These tourists were running everywhere, and the bull just turned his back and ran off. This guy I never met and I are sitting on the ground with tears rolling down our cheeks from laughing as it was one of the funniest things I have ever seen.
bashfulbrother at first i was like...argh...long comment, just wants to talk about his wife..but im glad i read it. thats some funny shit. good one!:)
bashfulbrother
bashfulbrother , Went through Yellowstone 2 years ago. Saw some idiot laughing as he honked his horn at a bison crossing the road. WASNT laughing when it pissed off the bison & it knocked his lil car into the ditch!! Caved in his front bumper & passenger side of his car! His wife was freikin climbing over the seat into the back away from the shattering windows! Bet he NEVER honks at another one!! 😁
Now that is hilarious... A moose in Yellowstone park was considered to be a myth at one point... Even some of the rangers didn't believe there was one in the park
Had same experience but with a grizzly instead of a moose
I’ve watched from the beginning I absolutely love these commentaries on your adventures...take extra special care. Much respect for your teachings and thank you...
I am on disability, told I'll NEVER be able to work again. Point being, I am really poor, and I have ALWAYS wanted to learn survivalist skills from a pro. Like a weekend workshop or something. If anyone ever wants to include me, invite me, etc to one of these I would deeply be indebted to you. These things cost an arm and a leg for someone with my monthly income. I live in southern Illinois, nothing like this exists around here. Maybe one day. I'll keep praying. Great story by the way.
If I ever going to southern Illinois, you and I are going on a light weight survival camping trip. I am no Les Stroud, but I believe we can have a great time and I might have some tricks that might come in handy someday
A bull moose is no joke. Last time i went to Algonquin a bull challenged its reflection in my black cars paint job. Insurance declared the cost of repair more than the price of my three week old vibe. Total write off. Closest i can compare is a pitbull on meth but bigger than your car. He took out all windows and lights on one side in a single pass and moved the car three feet on the next. I fetaled under the steering wheel and took up primal screaming on the spot. I dont do northern Ontario in rutting season.
originalyjoezero Lol it was only a vibe. Not a big loss.
Dam. I think your encounter is more interesting and scary than his... Especially if it costs u money?
Lose.
@Travis Thacker
It was God telling him to get rid of the heinous wheels
THAT is helarious!!! My husband are still laughing!!!! Thank you!!!! Now I want go know what you would have gotten, IF that moose would have successfully mated with your car??
Survivor. What ever. You want the greatest survivor man of all time title . Survive a weekend with my wife. 😎
actually we should give it the title of the greatest survivor person & give it to ur wife as i am sure u give at least as good as u get. 😎
When I was about 15, A friend and I were on the Clarksfork river in montana and we were treed by a cow moose with a calf...It was the scariest time I ever had...Lucky we had a tree we could get up or we would have been mush
I got a moose story. 1974 my family is camping at Yellowstone, I'm 13 and my two older brothers are 14 and 15. We hiked way out into the woods and see a moose rack sticking up above the tall grass. We crept up on it till we got so close that my brother touched it. It just sat there chewing grass and then it's stood up and walked off. We had no idea how dumb we were, I got it on film from my 8 mm camera.
Takes a Big Man to tell a story like that. My hat is off to you for your honesty.
That was a good story!, here in the UK we just don’t get experiences like that. Thanks for sharing!.
Yeh in the UK its different. Stories like I remember the time I cornered a squirrel... Not quite the same mate.ha!
Someone needs to animate this
Didn't this happen to Elmer Fudd?
YES!!!!!!!
Moose are not afraid of water. They are actually very effective swimmers. Interesting story Les.
At 9ft tall, little swimming needed!
Les has an impeccable reputation to uphold and always narrates his films with the utmost integrity, if he tells it-then you can believe it as the truth as best he knows. Well done once again my brother and God bless you on your future adventures.
bad bob yeah all except the part about a 1500 pound moose in Ontario. Not a chance. 1000 pounds maybe.But yes even 1000 pounds of rutting moose no one wants to mess with.
True @@ronpeer7975, Les does have a tendency to stretch the truth to embellish his stories,LOL.
Thank you for that excellent story! I lived in Northern New Hampshire for many years(& I really miss it though I'm in Southern NH now). We have many moose and there's always a similar story like that every fall. Waking up to one looking in your window can make you wake right up! Jogging up there can be hazardous to your health if you meet up with one,which happened to my father. Getting chased back down a hill because a female moose doesn't like your motorcycle & ending up late for work was not my husband's favorite thing. So ya, I can total understand what you went through.
Thanks again for that great story!
Les Stroud is a really badass dude!! Watched all his shows! 💪👍🏻✔️
The two stories I've heard him tell didn't have him actually seeing a bigfoot. And in neither one did he claim that it was actually a bigfoot. Just that it didn't sound like any other animal known to be in Alaska.
The story I heard was he saw a bigfoot fucking a moose, so he hid behind a bush and rubbed one out while he watched. Then darted back in the wilderness
@Seckswithatoaster gross bastard
He won't eat shit like that Brit sas grills
He must of said something really offensive in cow talk, because when he did it my girlfriend came into the room asking "what was that" and she had a really stern look on her face. True story.
LMAO!!!!
She must be kin to my wife.
HAHA HAHA
Funny As Fuck!!!!
I'm crying laughing!
That was a GREAT story. Although I was expecting a Bigfoot story. :)
2 bull moose came running into my camp, very early morning..had coffee water cooking. my rifle was 4 or 5 paces away and would have been a joke anyways, a breakdown over and under 410/22. I kept my campfire between me and them talking softly.."look guys, I don't have a problem with you, don't have a problem with me.." one turned tail and ran, but the other, all 1200 pounds of him, kinda hunched up it's shoulders and giving me the evil eye. I just kept talking low..keeping the fire between us as he would slowly reach down and grab a weed..munching it slowly, looking at me as if considering whether or not I was worth the effort. he took his time, letting me know who was boss, and slowly wandered out of camp. probably the luckiest day of my life. that was in the Tetons outside of jackson hole.
Crazy story! Thoughts on where I should go to learn survival skills? I am practicing on my own but I want to learn self sustainability like pre 1800s and I am willing to work a shit job while I look. I am planning on going to west US in a week to start looking on foot
I was chased by a moose once, up in Banff or Jasper National Park, 1966. I was 15, and with my parents and a sibling on a family vacation. Along the highway in the middle of the park, we stopped the car to watch a couple moose grazing at the edge of a shallow pond about 100 yards away. I grabbed the 8mm movie camera to get some action of the two moose, and ran down the embankment at the side of the road, and started winding the spring in the camera for a half-minute long shot. While I was looking down winding, the bull started toward me. I looked up, pucker factor 9.9, and high-tailed it back to the embankment, climbing it like a dirt-bike with a paddle tire, and got into the car, heart racing like a frightened rabbit. The moose stopped about halfway to the embankment, having gotten me to go away. I don't think I #2'd for a week.
Thanks! Really good story from a good storyteller.
Happened something similar with me once.. Instead of moose & kayak it was wild boar & horse. That was a true “Fear for your life” experience and I’m highly surprised I didn’t sht in my pants at the critical moments.
Man, do I miss Survivorman. That was a great story. I almost caught him that day! - Bullwinkle ;)
I had the same thing happen to me once when I was glamping only it was a field mouse and let me tell you that was scary
My Uncle was hunting Moose in Northern Ontario with 7 other guys that hunted every year almost 30 years. The guys stopped pushing the bush, got together to partake in some spirits. The all set their guns against trees and were socializing. No one knew that within 50 yards of them was a big bull Moose. He came out charging at them. My Uncle said not one of the eight guys picked up their gun. Dear that the Moose would not drop or fear of just missing the shot. Death to all that miss. They all climbed the closest trees they could get to. Fortunately the Moose did not hang around.
Recommended is weird. Good story. All of the survivorman shows are on his RUclips channel.
Moose are freaking scary, scary animals any time of year let alone in rut. In a work camp in northern British Columbia there were two camps about 500 meters (yards for Americans) apart. I'd gone over to the other camp to drink with some friends and was staggering back at the last possible hour before dark fell and got chased by a moose. Fortunately there were a lot of trees spaced quite close together and moose with those hugely long legs don't corner well. I don't know how far it chased me since fear and my pounding heart drowned out any sound but I zigzagged between trees all the way to the bunkhouse and up the stairs and slammed the door behind me.
qw
Sober now huh you sombeach
I understand this was a terrifying experience and I would have literally pissed myself and been traumatized BUT imagining what this must have looked and sounded like has me cackling.
Great story,I had a cougar follow me and my bf up st.joe mountain years ago,all we could see was his Green eyes reflecting our flash light behind us. It was awesome!
Yours is a better story!
@@marypritchett418 Thanks!
LOL, I'm sure it was awesome--to the cougar...awesome snack.
@@Doxymeister Perhaps if we would have brought Dachshunds with us we could have offered him one...a snack I mean... LoL..naaa even though I can't deal with those dogs because their so stubborn I wouldn't offer one up. We had our lab with us and honestly I think it was looking at her. We kept her very close and inside our tent. They always attack from behind and that's where it stayed the entire night, so we knew what to do.
@@firebreather7739 ROFL, truth! Stubborn, opinionated, loud....but lovable and loyal! Yep, that very probably was what that big cat was after, humans are not normally on their menu, although a sick or elderly cougar likely wouldn't turn one down in a pinch. Glad you guys are okay!
Who else click on this vid thinking it was about bigfoot =D
I was at least hoping he might some kind of paranormal story from all his time alone in the bush!
Rite the recommended are out of control
Bigfoot is boring.
Moose will take on a vehical no problem, or snow groomer while in use and moving snow, they have no FEAR. be safe on atv ect.
I definitely thought it was gonna be a BF story lol
Mr Les Stroud is one of tne very best ever. He and I like Matt Graham as well. They both are incredible at what they do. Appreciate every time I see either if these 2 work in the wilderness.
Great story Les, look forward to many more.
Great story! One December evening several years ago, I came upon a buck pawing at the ground in my front yard. The buck had been fighting with another buck and, with its swollen neck and broken antler, it was clearly in an angry mood. I thought it might be interesting to test its reaction so I started making grunt noises. To my surprise, the buck responded with a snort and started to trot towards me.
My distinct impression was that the buck exuded rage and would have stomped me to the ground given the chance. Fortunately, with the buck only 20 feet from me I was able to jump in my car. The deer then wandered off.
Less I miss you brother, thank you for allowing me to follow your so matter of fact journeys. I feel like I’m hiding in your back pocket, but get to pop out now and then to watch. Never stop. You are what we need. Keep us connected.
I was fishing up Blodgett Creek in Bitterroot Valley, Montana when a baby moose appeared on the other side of the creek...my first thought: "Oh, shit, where is momma?"...Well, mom showed up and it went downhill from there. Scared? Damn right....anyone says they would not have been have been, have never entered the food chain of the Rockies.
HO-BOY!I I live on the other side of the river, and yup, we have a lot of moose, mice, meese, um whatever, even one is a whole lot of critter. They can be quiet and docile, until they decide not to be, and then you don't want to be around.
that's what I call a great story... My kind of Adventure!..
Just last summer, I, and my two dogs,were tent camping,in South eastern Wyoming,Snowy Range Mnts .There had been bear sitings, campground closures,due to that .I'd seen fresh bear scat,and tree scrapings,but just wasn't really worried,with my dogs Hiking on a narrow trail,in deep woods,we rounded a bend, and there, drinking from a stream,was a huge,cow moose,and her calf!Not 30 feet away.Two things happened.One,both my dogs, thankfully,had enough sense not to chase after them ,as two,they ran off into the deep woods.It was an awesome,cool sight.
Hey Les, that was a good one. I had one of those trembling- scared running like hell, tumbling, tearing your lungs out, ordeals one morning in the Red Buttes Wilderness of Northern Calif. involving a female black bear and her very small cub. Thankfully my dog I think is what provided some distraction to the bear, allowing me to get away. I blew my whistle before entering any iffy areas after that. Back then, in my late 30's- I'm turning 61 today, still here- Yahhooo!
Les Stroud what happened to your shows!!!!! Hope you'll make some more...🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
"The most dangerous animal out there is a moose" or a squirrel with a shotgun.
***** or hillbillies that think you got a purty mouth. lol
mike patrick Yep, that one definately goes on the list.
mike patrick Well more than likely one I think would be safe in that scenario as long as no banjos are playing.
+Wordsmith Gobshite ummm.... hippo?
Stan Stanlison Indeed hippos do have the highest kill rate in Africa but that's only because the gun toting squirrels are exceedingly good at covering up their crimes.
Can I assume this WAS only his "best" story BEFORE his Bigfoot experience?
@T D I think you're confusing him with Todd Standing. Les Stroud never claimed to have recorded a sasquatch.
@T D "real folks" are fucking retards
@@Dr0ctagonapus5 You can go with Todd. He invites people to see them themselves or you can go camping so deep in the forest. Check out his videos and email. Maybe to one of them places that begins with Devil's pass, demon's trail, dead man's pass. They are named that for a reason. Good luck, hopefully you will see a Dogman as well.
ThoughtWave64 Yes!
I think so, an this guy is full of him self
Omg! Your story of survival could save someone’s life. Man oh Man.
Glad you made it out.... Alive!
Good story, damn good story.
My father was chased by a bull moose in Afton Wyoming in 1963. He had to climb a tree also......
My dad was bow hunting at our old house in pike, and a huge moose just walks up to him while he was sitting against a tree. This moose didn't care at all, it went right up to him and started like nuzzling up against his bow, and it would not leave him alone.
Sube Tube too cute
Wow! Amazing.
"the dessert dosnt kill you, its the grain of sand in your shoe" - Les Stroud.
Yusuf Stodel the dessert only kills you if you are diabetic. 😉 desert is the word.
I always loved you show Les. You are a good man!
Les: Well, what do i got to loose?
Moose: Your Life.
made me smirk a couple times. thank you
Moose are so damned big. Just their head along is like 3 feet in length from chin to the top of their forehead. I'm convinced they're aliens.
+Dave I have a mounted bull moose head hanging on my wall and yes they are huge.
ha ha yes they need heads like those to hold some 20+ kg of antlers
redradiodog what? u mounted a bull moose and he gave u head while you hung on your wall? WTF??
Dave I think they're mega fauna that survived the ice age.
I mean, I knew they were massive, but it never really sank in till I was at a bar in the Northwoods and just like "HOLY FUCK, from neck base to eyes is like 2.5ft, and prolly 3ft around at the base of the neck". And the fucker had a smaller sized rack!
4:45 -- There is a phrase for this: "hit the ground running."
But hearing him compare it to a cartoon was much more fun.
Grills is a joke. Running around like a kid in a school yard, so unsafe!!! Les is the Man!!!
Great Story. He made the one call that Bull was waiting to hear!
I ran into a GIGANTIC CANADIAN MOOSE in the wild on a random island in Canada...it made horses look small. I was 13-14 years old..alone..and I was across the water from it..about 30-40 feet...it came out of the woods to drink..it was beautiful..I'll never forget it. Scary, but very cool.
haha that was awesome... I love his stories
The good news is you're really good at moose calls
"Hey remember that one time I hung out for 7 days till a helicopter picked me up?" Yes Les, that's every episode. lol
Great and believable story. One of the experiences that made him better as a survivalists
Love Les Stroud ! Survivorman Bigfoot episodes were the Best !!
AM I THE ONLY ONE, WHO WAS HOPING, HIS STORY WAS GOING TO BE OF BIGFOOT ?
He does have a story about hearing an ape call in the middle of nowhere in the Pacific northwest
naturally he does ;)
hhhk20 well someone isn’t fun
@hhhk20 prove it
you can't deny or confirm such a fact. you are the dumb ass
My best story is that I was climbing a tree in a woods and I got my thigh stuck between a branch and the trunk
Going into the woods without being VERY HEAVILY ARMED is NOT a good idea!!! Les has balls & guts...... There are dangerous beasts in the woods ....
Algonquin Provincial Park - No firearms - period.
I always enjoy your wilderness shows Les. I can feel for the fear you must have been going thru. Here is a little adventure that happened to me on the day Mt St Helens blew off. I had been working on the new construction of a power plant in Boardman Oregon and took a chance on a raffle ticket for a Jeep Wagoner and to my surprise I win the Jeep . So now I have this red Wagoner and it is the week before Mt St Helens goes off. I register the jeep and go to Wenatchee Wa. . the apple capital of Wa. It was the weekend and I did not have work that day .I was climbing the mountain or giant hill what ever you would call it and it is unbelievably steep with the Jeep. The trail road is pretty narrow and I guess I am half way up the mountain and I remember looking off the side of the mountain and remarking to myself how steep this hill is when this flash goes flying past the front of the Jeep . It was a about a 10 ft tall Moose , gigantic , if it hit the jeep it would have gone tumbling down the mountain but it missed by about a foot .At that time I decided to turn around and go back down the mountain as that was just too crazy and maybe it was time to end my adventure for that day.When I get to the bottom of the mountain and come to this convenience store I notice these black rings around the eyes of some bikers , chopper motorcycles that had come into the store parking lot . I got out and went into the store to find out that Mt St Helens had just gone off. As you know , confronting a Moose in the wild can be a terrifying moment. It is best to stay clear of them.
Excellent, and Reminded me of a time surging the river jetty, and paddling in cause of blue sharks approaching, grabbing the next swell riding with the only thought... "I can't be mauled today... I've got to be at work in an hour."
... trying to understand how he outran the moose that whole time.
Audfile thick forest thats how....ever see a moose trail? They can't just trample paths easy
Quick twists and turns too, Moose are fast but they're not agile.
Exactly my thought, in reality he would have been trampled. Lol
Pure adrenaline and you have the fight or flight thing going on
U beat TF outta the moose for a little bit then run for a little bit and keep doing that
This story made me laugh so hard I dropped my coffee, All I could think of was the Roadrunner..beep-beep! Good one Les!
Why cant people just take tv for what it is and thank the performers for a good show, at least he is entertaining, everyone already knows that 99.99 of these survival shows are all show, TV . Its entertainment., by the way Les is also a excellent harmonica player and musician.
Yeah but Les isn't like the other bullshitter survivalists... he ACTUALLY goes it alone....... And I don't doubt this story.
Rex Anger he’s bullshit or perhaps moose shit.
upplsuckimcool16 he’s alone except for the camera guy with a 45!
Les used to play at my local pub in Huntsville. Great man and a great musician.
Mr. Les, you're one Brave man!! I'd never go back in the forest area!! When I'd been 11 yrs. old, my Cuzin, 10 as well my sissy! We'd lived in a, small village in the country back in La. the Barb wire separated our farm from my cuzins' daddys' land! She'd said it was no problem for us to go on our picnic! Well, all was well for about an hour! Then we'd heard cows mooing and we'd known they were her dads' cows! Never in my love had I'd seen such a, monstrous Brahman bull coming our way!! We'd become so frightened and myself being a, handicapped child from Polio, I'd been wearing one large leg brace!! ( as forest camp). Ha! Well, this little girl can not run!! That day I'm sure with our Father Gods' help I'd flown to cross over that Barb wire! Ha! Ha! I'd beat my sissy and cousin! We'd crossed just in time for that Bull was trying to burst that fence! My father seen us running and he'd ran towards us seeing that bull coming toward us!! He'd had his long pole he'd use to steer our cattle, pigs, chickens, ducks we'd had on our small farm! He'd fought that bull from breaking that Barb wire! Then he'd scolded us for being across the fence! Ha! Never ever again did we, picnic across that fence! We'd done nothing to deserve his ire yet, he'd not taken a; liking us being there! Later, my father had my cuzins' father double up on this Barb wire fence!! That bull was so angry!! I'm nearly 70 Yrs. old now! Your experience with the bull moose bought back this memory!! I've never been able to run! That day I'd flown! Ha! Ha! I'd be dead today had Father not carried me!! Love ❤️ you videos!! Love you!! God Bless, Méria Jeanfreaux!!
Turns out the land speed record belongs to Les Stroud.
no human can outrun a moose , especially over aprox 700 yards , mmmm
@@watchman7771 whoosh
Well, boogars! I thought this was going to be about his first BF encounter. :o(
most dangerous animal is a Dachshund when you take away the squeaky toy to try and sleep.
Lmao
Or a chicken finger , they'll fight a tiger over a chicken finger .
Should have played you harmonica
@Trent, ...and don't you forget it, buddy!
There's something so genuine about Les, he's like ur Dads buddy who's cool as fuck
Awesome story!!!😊
I think I'm gonna holler at this moose during rut. Hold my beer.
Actually "spider2widebanana".....it is true.
That was one hell of a story. I really enjoyed it. Although...
.... during the story i was expecting it to go south with an appearance from a B.S. bigfoot. Thanks for keeping a fantastic story true.
Mr. Outdoorsmen He’s pro Bigfoot
How would you know if they are real/fake? Please enlighten me
Well, that was a seven minutes and fifty-eight seconds that I'll never get back.
Fantastic story Les! You’re the hero of Yellowknife!
Wasn't this from an episode of Rocky and Bullwinkle? 😉😇
Even more dangerous is a moose on the road. A friend died after hitting one in a Honda civic somewhere around Wawa, On. It totally crushed the car
+Marvin Double Camped at Wawa this summer, got that big gooose eh?
Chris Saltstone Been there, and agree, that really is one big goose. Good thing they don't get that big in real life. Hosing down goose poop that size would be a total nightmare, especially after a flock passed by.
+Marvin Double It wasnt the moose that was dangerous it was the car that was shite.
There is a reason why both nationaly made cars here in sweden , saab and volvo, both are made to withstand the impact from a moose.
+Lo Kruth You're right. Moose are harmless.
And you are illitterate? read agaion what i wrote.
It takes a certain kind of crazy to walk deep in the forest all alone
The Zee Group - Every single one of our ancestors did. Society has detached us so far from reality.
I live in the woods, and I'll NEVER leave again. 12 deer out my bedroom window eating right now actually. Haha
Denzel 'My Nigga' Washington My nigga!
@@Denzel_Watchington I PRAY to be able to one day....soon preferably lol if only.
@toulouse666 it's in the works 😊
toulouse666 , ABSOLUTLY!! Jan/I forsook the easy city life to go Bush Alaska. 27 years of the most backbreaking, hard labor, constant danger things anybody could do & TOTALLY WORTH IT!! NO REGRETS except getting old. Figure I will wind up as a pile of BEAR shit someday but turn about is fairplay. God knows weve eatin our fair share of them!! Be better than winding up helpless in some damn nursing home unable to wipe my own ass. Life is to be LIVED!!
Excellent story!
Thanks Les for sharing.
The lesson of the story never hit on a Moose's date.
Hilarious. ...he was pretty smart not to do the bull call. Hahaha
Bwah hahaha!😂
Bernadine Tammarine yea. He would have been a goner then!
'DANGER', don't do the Moose call ,,,,I tried that moose call ....the Doctors say my bottom will one Day recover ; )...
His bigfoot encounter story was even better....see his interview on Sasquatch Chronicles to hear that one.
Great story.
Damn I miss your survivor man shows. Networks have tried but nothing comes close.
So handsome
If he was American he'd have had a handgun and as much moose meat as he wants to trek out of the forest! I would NEVER do what Les does without at least one gun...
A bull moose in rut doesn't give a damn if it gets shot. That'll just make it mad.
The cow moose was thinking," damn, this guy really wants to get screwed by my moose husband"
By far you earned the tiile,survivalman i learned so much from you sir i always considered you the top man of the game
I'm from Saskatchewan. I was hunting elk in September about five years ago. I farm so normally I'm combining but that year it was raining for about three or four days on and off so I thought I would go hunt elk up in the provincial forest about five miles north of my farm. It is common for us farmers who live near the forest to do some elk hunting if we had wet weather during harvest. Some years, it's clear and dry so we don't get a chance to elk hunt. Anyway, I took the quad up to the forest's edge, and started walking and stopping to call every few miles. I was up there all day. Found a nice meadow where I noticed some fresh tracks. The meadow is about 100 yards long or so. I hunkered down prone in the grass. I waited at the down wind side of the meadow and started using my bull elk call. Not five minutes later: "bang" "crash" "crunch" in the bush on the far side of the meadow. I was thinking: "oh boy that was easy, here comes a bull elk. Perfect!" I stopped calling as I knew this animal was close. My .300 Remington Ultra Mag was fully loaded. All I had to do was slip off the safety once I figured out that it was a bull elk for certain. I didn't want to shoot anything else as I didn't have a tag for any other animals nor was it season to shoot anything else yet. Out of the clearing comes this bull moose. "That's odd, why would a bull moose come towards an elk call?" He seen me and he was coming across the meadow on a trot and snorting and looking very unimpressed of my being there. My first thought was to hopefully find a good climbing tree and hunker there. Unfortunately, there weren't any spruce trees close by, which are the easiest to climb here. All there were was a bunch of poplars, and none had any low lying branches that would hold my weight. I knew that I could never outrun it to find a good tree to climb. I didn't want to shoot it as I mentioned before it wasn't moose season yet, nor did I have a moose tag. I had only one option left. By this time, the moose stopped 10 yards short of me and was snorting more than ever. He looked ready to charge and trample me. I slid my safety off and shot up in the air. This made him think a bit but he wouldn't back off. I fired again inches from the top of his head, hoping the wind of the bullet would scare him. I was thinking: "I only have one more bullet left in my magazine. I would have to reload fast to put three more shells in." Luckily, that second "buzz cut" shot worked. He cowered his head down when I shot, and slowly trotted away, snorting the entire time. I can testify to Les's story. Moose are dangerous at the best of times, but are extremely dangerous during rut. Luckily for me, I had my rifle. I probably would have shot the moose on my third shot out of self defence, although this was obviously my last chance choice. Les didn't have a rifle. I spend a lot of time outdoors but Les is obviously a better outdoorsman than I am. He used pure smarts to help him. Still, very lucky. Great story Les. I love your show!